With the recent ability to take your mass storage devices with you on the move thanks to the creation of external portable hard drives comes the responsibility of keeping them, along with all of your valuable data, safe. Obviously you can wrap your existing portable hard drive in bubble wrap or encase it in swaddling cloth and cradle it like a baby, but that wouldn’t be very practical or stylish, which is where ADATA’s new range of external rugged portable hard drives comes in.
As well as looking like something out of Prometheus, they’re probably as close as you’ll get to an alien-encounter-proof portable data storage device this side of Rigel VII. The rugged hard drive is both water proof and shock proof to a military grade and standard, to add a touch extra security to your kit bag, so even if you’re going for a little swim or having a sumo match you can still take your collection of Red Dwarf Series 10 or The IT Crowd finale special with you just for the hell of it.
ADATA™ Technology normally specialise in high-performance DRAM modules and NAND Flash Storage application products, but their new rugged portable hard drives make them look like they were set up by a surviving team of mercenaries from a Predator encounter. The announced introduction of the DashDrive™ Durable HD710 portable hard drive is the latest addition to the company’s lineup of storage devices, showing their intentions for fast and mobile data access.
The USB cable for the HD710 range tucks away into a wraparound exterior slot in the hard drive casing, which makes it a bit less flappy than other portable devices. It’s also available in a variety of sizes including 500 GB, 750 GB, and 1 TB, giving you lots of flexibility for your data storage and transport needs.
The ADATA™ DashDrive™ Durable HD710 rugged portable hard drive is available through Amazon and if the pictures are anything to go by, it’s about as close to a Land Rover inspired space craft as data storage can get. Even if you’re just looking for a normal external hard drive, you really might as well make it a rugged one just in case. That way, if you do get accosted by a face sucking mother lover, a mad sumo dude or a small to medium tidal wave your IT Crowd, Red Dwarf and general sci-fi movie back catalogue will be safe and sound, even if you’re a little worse for wear.
